Middleware 2015 - 2015 ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware conference

The annual ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware conference is a major forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances in the design, construction and use of middleware systems. The scope of the conference is the design, implementation, deployment, and evaluation of distributed system platforms and architectures for computing, storage, and communication environments. Highlights of the conference will include a high quality single-track technical program, invited speakers, an industrial track, panel discussions involving academic and industry leaders, poster and demonstration presentations, a doctoral symposium, and workshops.
Original submissions of research papers on a diversity of topics are sought, particularly those identifying new research directions. The topics of the conference include, but are not limited to:
Middleware Platforms and Usage Models
Middleware for emerging cloud computing platforms
Middleware for data-intensive computing (Big Data)
Middleware for mobile devices and services
Middleware for Internet applications and multimedia
Middleware for the Internet of Things
Middleware for ubiquitous and pervasive computing
Systems Issues for Middleware
Reliability and fault-tolerance
Consistency, availability, and replication
Energy- and power-aware techniques
Virtualization, auto-scaling, provisioning, and scheduling
Real-time solutions and quality of service
Scalability and performance
Design Principles and Programming Support
Event-based, publish/subscribe, and peer-to-peer solutions
Reconfigurable, adaptable, and reflective approaches
Programming frameworks, parallel programming, and design methodologies for middleware
Formal methods, testing, diagnosis, and distributed debugging of middleware
Methodologies and tools for middleware design, implementation, verification, and evaluation
Retrospective reviews of middleware paradigms, e.g., object models, aspect orientation, etc.